Does anyone have or use a barrel made by Mossberg for the Remington 870? If so, is it any good. I am mainly looking at the 18.5" plain parkerized barrel. It looks to be quite a bit cheaper than a Remington made one.

Joe... before you buy direct from Mossberg..get ahold of a Cabelas or Bass Pro catalog....last I looked, they had the 18.5's starting at $79.99.....no personal experiance with them but am very temted myself.

Hit the next gun show the rolls around. I picked up a Mossberg 18.5" cyl bore with a bead sight for $30 at a show last year. You can find a lot of good deals if you have time to stop and talk to the vendors.

My .02...
If you don't need new, check a gunshow or some of the classifieds on the net first. You should be able to find a used Remington barrel on the cheap.

With that said, I don' t see any reason why you shouldn't buy a Mossberg barrel for the Remington, if it is more in line with what you want you spend. Mossberg has been making shotguns for years, and I haven't heard any instances of there barrels blowing up or otherwise failing. If they(or their contractor) can make a good barrel for their product, there isn't any reason they can't make a good barrel for another product.
Zane

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